Coastal and Climate Hazards
ISDR-ESCAP Consultation Meeting on Priorities for the Indian Ocean and
South-east Asia
Meeting Room C (7th Floor), Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok
17-18 September 2009
Tentative programme
17 September 2009
8:30am
Registration (welcome coffee)
Session 1 – Regional priorities for coastal and climate hazards in Asia
9:00am
Introductory statements by ESCAP and ISDR
9:15am
Overview of coastal and climate hazards in Asia
9:30am
Overview of disaster risk knowledge in Asia
Discussion on important gaps in knowledge and next steps
10:15am
Regional status of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for climate and
coastal hazards (presentation and moderated discussion)
11:00am
Coffee break
11:15am
Education and awareness and the “last mile” (panel and moderated
discussion)
12:00pm
Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (including
glacial lake outburst flooding) (presentation and moderated discussion)
12:45pm
Lunch
Session 2 – Funding mechanisms for climate and coastal hazards in Asia
2:00pm
Summary by the Moderator of the morning session
2:15pm
Panel discussion on priorities and policies of bilateral donors on disaster
risk reduction and/or climate change adaptation
3:30pm
Coffee break
3:45pm
Outcomes of the ISDR project “Building resilience to tsunami in the
Indian Ocean”
4:15pm
Launch of Strategic Plan for the ESCAP Tsunami Regional Trust Fund
4:45pm
Panel on priorities for regional and South-South cooperation
5:30pm
Wrap-up by the Moderator
18 September 2009
8:30am
Coffee
Session 3 – Next steps
9:00am
Discussion to identified needs with donor priorities
Presentation of possibilities to move forward in these particular areas
11:55am
Wrap-up by facilitator